Chapter 321

The young man was silent for a long time before suddenly speaking. "You want me to take responsibility for you?"

Mila took a deep breath.

Right now, she honestly just wanted to find a brick and hurl it at Lysander, consequences be damned.

Calm down. Breathe.

She knew she'd never win in a fight against him. And if she actually managed to hurt him, she'd probably end up in jail—and she was about to graduate. Her future was more important than this.

Gradually, Mila forced herself to regain her composure.

"No," she said, voice steady at last. "I want you to stay away from me."

She met his eyes, refusing to flinch. "I have no idea what's going on in your head, but I stopped expecting anything from you a long time ago. I don't think you can give me what I want-and honestly, I don't want it anymore."

"I don't want anything to do with you. I don't want to see you-ever again."

She thought that was clear enough. Mila turned to leave, but Lysander's low, chilly voice stopped her in her tracks.

"So, Forrest can give you what you want?"

Mila's brow furrowed.

kids. Their relationship was close, but not romantic. Still, if having someone else in her life meant Lysander would finally let her go, then

him makes me feel... lighter than

in the

let out a slow breath, as if finally exhaling all the heaviness that had been weighing

man

had been waiting nearby-approached and placed a steadying hand on Lysander's arm. In that instant, the man's posture collapsed, his striking face catching the light of a streetlamp, pale as paper and slick with

dark sedan pulled

car, then spoke in a clipped tone to the

out

slid smoothly into

lay half-reclined,

it. I'll give

flickered, but his expression

sun had dipped below

black SUV sat parked on a desolate stretch of highway, surrounded by snow- capped mountains

was vast and

herself. It took her a moment to realize she was alone in the car-Archie was nowhere to

the windows, but the landscape

him, she was greeted by a cheerful, boyish shout from

"Hey, you're up!"

perched on the roof of the SUV, scanning the distant, glowing peaks with a pair of

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